. . "It???s not whether or not the voices fit the demands of the song, though it???s certainly a problem sometimes (Jackman and Samantha Barks as ??ponine are the best in the cast, Crowe???s the worst, and everyone else falls somewhere in between for me), it???s that I could feel the movie working me, to try and get me to a place of emotional catharsis, and it just made all of it feel even more artific" . .